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therattle
Jul 24, 2007
Soiled Meat

Kin posted:

On the million quid thing, isn't the whole thing about that level of money being that you can start to use it to generate more money for yourself rather than physically working for it.

So things like living off the interest is one route but also sticking it into things like investments, stocks, shares pensions and ISAs and whatnot too?

I'm kinda curious generally because my fiance and I are kinda at that point. We're approaching 40 have decent jobs but short of having our pensions (and i've got a halifax ISA) we haven't really thought about how to make the most of our money over the next 35 working years.

Pay a bit of that money to an independent financial adviser. There are more ethical ones out there (eg The Path).

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NotJustANumber99
Feb 15, 2012

somehow that last av was even worse than your posting
bitcoin or property

but not now.

before

Bobby Deluxe
May 9, 2004

https://twitter.com/LondonEconomic/status/1359540158643789830?s=19

Was that person Jaremy Crobny?

Jaeluni Asjil
Apr 18, 2018

Sorry I thought you were a landlord when I gave you your old avatar!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/10/israel-biden-netanyahu-phone-call-trump

quote:


Call me maybe? Disquiet in Israel that Biden has yet to phone Netanyahu

etc

Breath Ray
Nov 19, 2010

Kin posted:

On the million quid thing, isn't the whole thing about that level of money being that you can start to use it to generate more money for yourself rather than physically working for it.

So things like living off the interest is one route but also sticking it into things like investments, stocks, shares pensions and ISAs and whatnot too?

I'm kinda curious generally because my fiance and I are kinda at that point. We're approaching 40 have decent jobs but short of having our pensions (and i've got a halifax ISA) we haven't really thought about how to make the most of our money over the next 35 working years.

check out the uk personal finance and investing thread https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3887120

Nonsense
Jan 26, 2007


The Guardian announced it has fired Joe Biden.

Jaeluni Asjil
Apr 18, 2018

Sorry I thought you were a landlord when I gave you your old avatar!

Breath Ray posted:

check out the uk personal finance and investing thread https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3887120

Well there's a whole area of SA I had no idea existed! (not just that thread!)

Is there a way of seeing an easy list of the threads that I follow - or 'favouriting' them or something so I can find them again? Sometimes I find a thread in other parts of SA and then can never find them again.

endlessmonotony
Nov 4, 2009

by Fritz the Horse

Jaeluni Asjil posted:

Well there's a whole area of SA I had no idea existed! (not just that thread!)

Is there a way of seeing an easy list of the threads that I follow - or 'favouriting' them or something so I can find them again? Sometimes I find a thread in other parts of SA and then can never find them again.

Top left has the star icon, "User Control Panel" in top defaults to bookmarked threads.

Jaeluni Asjil
Apr 18, 2018

Sorry I thought you were a landlord when I gave you your old avatar!
Meanwhile:

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/sir-keir-starmer-censured-agm-haldane-society-socialist-lawyers

quote:

Sir Keir Starmer ‘censured’ at AGM of Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers

ANY reapplication by Sir Keir Starmer to the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers will need approval by a general meeting as he is “demonstrably not a socialist,” the group said today.

The Labour leader had resigned from the group when he was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions in 2008.

The group’s chairman Declan Owens said that Sir Keir was “censured” by attendees at the annual general meeting on Tuesday night as they were disappointed over his stance on a variety of policies.

A motion proposed by group member Nick Bano, which passed, lists the “appalling policy positions” that Sir Keir has taken since he succeeded Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the party in April 2020.

etc


Also skwakbox has a much fuller report including a copy of the motion to censure Kieth. (I'm a bit wary of skwakbox hence I put the morning star link first).

https://skwawkbox.org/2021/02/10/starmer-banned-from-society-of-socialist-lawyers-because-demonstrably-not-a-socialist/

(trigger warning: if you read the comments following the skwak article, there's a somewhat terfy one equating transgender with NCCL/PIE stuff).

Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 04:27 on Feb 11, 2021

OwlFancier
Aug 22, 2013

Did you also know the forums have a changelog?

https://forums.somethingawful.com/CHANGES

quote:

* Probations are now 2038-safe, meaning they can end after the year 2038 (astral)

Nice to know the forums are future proofed.

biglads
Feb 21, 2007

I could've gone to Blatherwycke



Jaeluni Asjil posted:

Meanwhile:

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/sir-keir-starmer-censured-agm-haldane-society-socialist-lawyers


Also skwakbox has a much fuller report including a copy of the motion to censure Kieth. (I'm a bit wary of skwakbox hence I put the morning star link first).

https://skwawkbox.org/2021/02/10/starmer-banned-from-society-of-socialist-lawyers-because-demonstrably-not-a-socialist/

(trigger warning: if you read the comments following the skwak article, there's a somewhat terfy one equating transgender with NCCL/PIE stuff).

I look forward to the Starmer response outlining how this is a travesty due to how engaging and high impact he is.

Guavanaut
Nov 27, 2009

Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998



Toilet Rascal

quote:

his manoeuvres to force Labour MPs to support a bill to allow ‘intelligence sources’ – including civilians – to commit crimes
tbf that seems preferable to only allowing a super secret military/professional/noble class to commit crimes if you're going to allow people to do crimes.

I get what their actual objection is, but it seems like a very odd way for a socialist group to phrase it.

Jaeluni Asjil posted:

(trigger warning: if you read the comments following the skwak article, there's a somewhat terfy one equating transgender with NCCL/PIE stuff).
An extremely terfy one and one that's pretty much "he's sponsored by Tel Aviv (this means the foreign jew interlopers)" that's a very poor look.

Jippa
Feb 13, 2009

Failed Imagineer posted:

Are the ice cream vans in Scotland still all about selling coke?

I was going to say this but reading the comments it's probably selling chips.

kingturnip
Apr 18, 2008

Guavanaut posted:

tbf that seems preferable to only allowing a super secret military/professional/noble class to commit crimes if you're going to allow people to do crimes.

I get what their actual objection is, but it seems like a very odd way for a socialist group to phrase it.

Brb, classifying myself as an intelligence source so I can commission an act of terror

Borrovan
Aug 15, 2013

IT IS ME.
🧑‍💼
I AM THERESA MAY


Jaeluni Asjil posted:

Meanwhile:

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/sir-keir-starmer-censured-agm-haldane-society-socialist-lawyers


Also skwakbox has a much fuller report including a copy of the motion to censure Kieth. (I'm a bit wary of skwakbox hence I put the morning star link first).

https://skwawkbox.org/2021/02/10/starmer-banned-from-society-of-socialist-lawyers-because-demonstrably-not-a-socialist/

(trigger warning: if you read the comments following the skwak article, there's a somewhat terfy one equating transgender with NCCL/PIE stuff).
lmao I used to sit on the executive committee of Haldane, didn't know Keef was ever a member, he sure as hell never participated in anything

Moonwolf
Jun 29, 2004

Flee from th' terrifyin' evil of "NHS"!


Guavanaut posted:

The Way Things Work?


That's something I've not thought about in an age.

Aaaahhhh, flashbacks to childhood and that book.

Bobby Deluxe
May 9, 2004

Jaeluni Asjil posted:

Well there's a whole area of SA I had no idea existed! (not just that thread!)

Is there a way of seeing an easy list of the threads that I follow - or 'favouriting' them or something so I can find them again? Sometimes I find a thread in other parts of SA and then can never find them again.
The mobile reader (Awful app) makes keeping track of bookmarked threads really, really simple.

I've barely read the forums on a PC for years now - is SA Last Read still a necessity, or is that functionality now mostly built in? That also used to have a ton of extra thread tracking features.

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
The absolute state of the labour antisemitism board

https://twitter.com/Simon_Vessey/status/1359802779431280641?s=19

Guavanaut
Nov 27, 2009

Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998



Toilet Rascal
Look forward to her permanent guest spot on the new GB News show.

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
Lol she's married to the director of the Henry Jackson society

https://twitter.com/mynnoj/status/1359814169952989186?s=19

Jose fucked around with this message at 11:44 on Feb 11, 2021

Angepain
Jul 13, 2012

what keeps happening to my clothes

Guavanaut posted:

The Way Things Work?


That's something I've not thought about in an age.

I had the computer game version of this, top-level nostalgia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4MIVU5i_xE (warning: flickery recording-of-a-monitor video)

Skeletome
Feb 4, 2011

Tell them about the tournament!

I havent thought about that CD-rom in about 23 years- massive nostalgia burst :3

peanut-
Feb 17, 2004
Fun Shoe
I think "are summer holidays allowed" discourse might be my personal low point of this entire year.

crispix
Mar 28, 2015

Grand-Maman m'a raconté
(Les éditions des amitiés franco-québécoises)

Hello, dear
we want go on our holidays we look forward to our holidays every year why can't we have our holidays time sea sand sangria LoL we work very hard all year lads and beerz and bantz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry: :sparkles:

Jakabite
Jul 31, 2010
Being a dick about people wanting to go on holiday after a year of lockdown misery isn't as good a take as most of this thread seem to think. God forbid people should be asking whether they might be able to go and do something enjoyable to blow off some steam in the near future.

The Perfect Element
Dec 5, 2005
"This is a bit of a... a poof song"
tbf I'm impressed that the government have actually come out and said DON'T BOOK A HOLIDAY. Are they finally learning that repeatedly over-promising and under-delivering is not a good way to go?

crispix
Mar 28, 2015

Grand-Maman m'a raconté
(Les éditions des amitiés franco-québécoises)

Hello, dear

Jakabite posted:

Being a dick about people wanting to go on holiday after a year of lockdown misery isn't as good a take as most of this thread seem to think. God forbid people should be asking whether they might be able to go and do something enjoyable to blow off some steam in the near future.

there are other ways for people to enjoy themselves besides package holidays

therattle
Jul 24, 2007
Soiled Meat

Jakabite posted:

Being a dick about people wanting to go on holiday after a year of lockdown misery isn't as good a take as most of this thread seem to think. God forbid people should be asking whether they might be able to go and do something enjoyable to blow off some steam in the near future.

Yeah. And actually by saying now that people shouldn’t do it the govt is avoiding people booking now and then later being told not to go. It is far enough in advance that people probably won’t take it too badly now, but it also gives the government a chance to relax it down the line if things improve. It’s the tactic it should have followed all along: start strict and early, and relax things later if possible, rather than try and be as lenient as possible and then slam the brakes on too late, throwing everyone into disarray. I hate to say it but I think this is the right course of action.

The Perfect Element posted:

tbf I'm impressed that the government have actually come out and said DON'T BOOK A HOLIDAY. Are they finally learning that repeatedly over-promising and under-delivering is not a good way to go?

Yeah, said more succinctly.

therattle fucked around with this message at 12:28 on Feb 11, 2021

NotJustANumber99
Feb 15, 2012

somehow that last av was even worse than your posting

Jakabite posted:

Being a dick about people wanting to go on holiday after a year of lockdown misery isn't as good a take as most of this thread seem to think. God forbid people should be asking whether they might be able to go and do something enjoyable to blow off some steam in the near future.

People also have family members and loved ones abroad who they haven't seen for however long and in the cases of grandkids and whatnot perhaps ever met. Its not just beach holidays to Spain, stag dos, ski trips and yachting flotillas all of which I also want to do.

kecske
Feb 28, 2011

it's round, like always

jab and go mate, JAB AND GO!

peanut-
Feb 17, 2004
Fun Shoe

Jakabite posted:

Being a dick about people wanting to go on holiday after a year of lockdown misery isn't as good a take as most of this thread seem to think. God forbid people should be asking whether they might be able to go and do something enjoyable to blow off some steam in the near future.

I really don't care if they're allowed to or not but public discourse about whether Matt Hancock is morally right to have booked a trip to Cornwall is just melting my synapses.

crispix
Mar 28, 2015

Grand-Maman m'a raconté
(Les éditions des amitiés franco-québécoises)

Hello, dear
go for a lovely walk

do some research on carparks and drive to a lesser known scenic one - wind down the windows and enjoy the scenery with a flask of tea and a cheese and pickle bap

stay at home and play video games and wash down a yard of jaffa cakes with a few bottles of theakston old peculier of an afternoon

the list goes on, i'm sure

Guavanaut
Nov 27, 2009

Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998



Toilet Rascal

peanut- posted:

public discourse about whether Matt Hancock is morally right
He isn't.

NotJustANumber99
Feb 15, 2012

somehow that last av was even worse than your posting

crispix posted:

do some research on carparks and drive to a lesser known scenic one - wind down the windows and enjoy the scenery with a flask of tea and a cheese and pickle bap

People have been fined for this though.

Mebh
May 10, 2010


I just found it amusing that the Jet 2 leaflet I got through my door encouraging me to "book my cheap holiday NOW NOW NOW (terms and conditions apply- lol)"
Has an image on it that could only be interpreted as the UK spreading the plague to everywhere this summer:

crispix
Mar 28, 2015

Grand-Maman m'a raconté
(Les éditions des amitiés franco-québécoises)

Hello, dear

NotJustANumber99 posted:

People have been fined for this though.

i meant these things as alternatives to going to magaluf or whatever the gently caress people do when lockdowns are eased again in a few months

stev
Jan 22, 2013

Please be excited.



Mebh posted:

I just found it amusing that the Jet 2 leaflet I got through my door encouraging me to "book my cheap holiday NOW NOW NOW (terms and conditions apply- lol)"
Has an image on it that could only be interpreted as the UK spreading the plague to everywhere this summer:



This looks like the Rise of the Planet of the Apes credits. https://youtu.be/5EyC3o4UsI0

Guavanaut
Nov 27, 2009

Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998



Toilet Rascal
Is that a map of shipping routes interrupted by Brexit?

NotJustANumber99
Feb 15, 2012

somehow that last av was even worse than your posting
Failed Krypton Factor landing attempt approaches.

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a pipe smoking dog
Jan 25, 2010

"haha, dogs can't smoke!"

Mebh posted:

I just found it amusing that the Jet 2 leaflet I got through my door encouraging me to "book my cheap holiday NOW NOW NOW (terms and conditions apply- lol)"
Has an image on it that could only be interpreted as the UK spreading the plague to everywhere this summer:



This is kier starmers response to "would you press the button"

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